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Randolph vs Killington vs Braintree

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureRandolphKillingtonBraintree
People
Population
2,007Highest
785Lowest
1,026
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.5%
VT: +2.8%
+73.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
50.5±7.7Lowest
17% above VT
52.8±4.2
23% above VT
58.4±2.4Highest
35% above VT
Braintree and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
13.9%±5.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.3%±3.2
VT: 17.9%
Killington and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.2%±4.9
VT: 21.4%
21%±5.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
33.2%±3.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.1%
VT: 43.8%
57.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.3%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
6.5%±5.8
VT: 7%
1.8%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Randolph and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,069±$11kLowest
8% below VT
$81,250±$39kHighest
about the VT average
$79,803±$5k
about the VT average
Killington and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$235,400±$25k
26% below VT
$488,400±$85kHighest
54% above VT
$217,700±$28kLowest
31% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,095±$198
11% below VT
$1,286±$483Highest
4% above VT
$840±$405Lowest
32% below VT
Killington and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,507
11% below VT
$6,827Highest
35% above VT
$3,908Lowest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.3%±20.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
49%±25.8
VT: 48.4%
43.4%±29.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Randolph and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.1%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.1%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
74.5%
VT: 73.2%
81%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
34 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
24% below VT
16 minLowest
33% below VT
26 minHighest
11% above VT
Work from home
17.7%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24.7%±10.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
19%±7.2
VT: 16.9%
Killington and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #55 of 70 in VT — —
School district — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.